The relationship between the presence of antibodies and direct detection of Toxoplasma gondii in slaughtered calves and cattle in four European countries

[Display omitted] •Toxoplasma gondii parasites or DNA were detected in 13 out of 401 cattle.•Detection of viable T. gondii in 1.6% of cattle by mouse bioassay is reported.•There was no concordance between MAT or p30 immunoblot and direct detection of T. gondii.•MAT or p30 immunoblot results are no p...

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Published in:	International journal for parasitology Vol. 49; no. 7; pp. 515 - 522
Main Authors:	Opsteegh, M., Spano, F., Aubert, D., Balea, A., Burrells, A., Cherchi, S., Cornelissen, J.B.W.J., Dam-Deisz, C., Guitian, J., Györke, A., Innes, E.A., Katzer, F., Limon, G., Possenti, A., Pozio, E., Schares, G., Villena, I., Wisselink, H.J., van der Giessen, J.W.B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2019 Elsevier
Subjects:	adults agglutination tests Animals antibodies Antibodies, Protozoan - blood bioassays blood serum Cattle Cattle Diseases - diagnosis Cattle Diseases - parasitology Detection Diagnostic Tests, Routine - methods diaphragm Diaphragm - parasitology DNA Ecology, environment Europe Health Human health and pathology Immunoassay - methods immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin G - blood Infectious diseases Italy Life Sciences liver Liver - parasitology magnetism mice Microbiology and Parasitology Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - methods Mouse bioassay Netherlands parasites PCR quantitative polymerase chain reaction risk Romania Sensitivity and Specificity Serology seroprevalence Serum - immunology Serum - parasitology Toxoplasma - isolation & purification Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmosis, Animal - diagnosis Toxoplasmosis, Animal - parasitology trypsin United Kingdom veal calves Europe Italy United Kingdom Netherlands Romania Serology Toxoplasma gondii Detection Cattle Mouse bioassay PCR
ISSN:	0020-7519, 1879-0135, 1879-0135
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